IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23241 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2025 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Chatri Yadav S/O Late Rabi Yadav @ Rabi Yadav R/O Village- Kabirchak, P.S- Sadar, Distt.- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Ravi Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 318(4) of the B.N.S. and Section 7 of the E.C. Act. 3. The allegation in the First Information Report is of large-scale misappropriation of food grains by the petitioner which are for distribution under the Public Distribution System. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a PDS dealer against whom there is allegation that on the E-pos machine records, stock of 21,238 kilograms of wheat and 60,582 kilograms of rice was being shown available with the petitioner thereby making an allegation against him that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23241 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 2/3 he has not distributed food grains. However, it is submitted that the said distribution has been made and the records of the same was maintained in the register as there was some flaw in the machine. The petitioner had even approached the High Court in writ petition for consideration of his representation made before the Licensing Authority, Darbhanga to consider his problem. It has also been submitted that no consumer has raised any complaint with regard to non-distribution of the food grains, as such, the petitioner has not done any black marketing.. 5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner and further considering the fact that his license has already been suspended, coupled with the fact that he has no criminal antecedent, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23241 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 3/3 Court in connection with Darbhanga Sadar P.S. Case No. 301 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. anand/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T